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xx._n of_o hell-gate_n not_o prevail_v against_o the_o church_n another_o general_a objection_n they_o make_v against_o our_o divide_v from_o they_o if_o say_v they_o it_o be_v for_o such_o damnable_a error_n and_o superstition_n as_o the_o protestant_n charge_v the_o roman_a church_n with_o then_o have_v the_o gate_n of_o hell_n contrary_a to_o our_o saviour_n promise_n prevail_v against_o the_o church_n we_o answer_v by_o deny_v the_o consequence_n for_o from_o the_o charge_v of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o be_v but_o a_o part_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n with_o such_o error_n it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o hell-gate_n have_v prevail_v contrary_a to_o our_o saviour_n promise_n for_o they_o may_v have_v total_o prevail_v against_o the_o roman_a church_n to_o a_o utter_a subversion_n of_o it_o as_o of_o other_o particular_a church_n and_o yet_o our_o saviour_n promise_n stand_v firm_a how_o far_o they_o have_v prevail_v against_o that_o church_n the_o examination_n of_o 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reply_n or_o cavil_v rather_o return_v if_o the_o word_n of_o the_o council_n import_v so_o much_o then_o may_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n cast_v off_o baptism_n and_o return_v to_o circumcision_n and_o yet_o hold_v the_o foundation_n because_o profess_v that_o faith_n but_o this_o cavil_n or_o inference_n be_v first_o inconsequent_a as_o to_o the_o particular_a instance_n baptism_n and_o circumcision_n for_o the_o one_o the_o nicene_n creed_n tell_v we_o what_o a_o necessary_a conjunction_n it_o have_v with_o the_o belief_n of_o remission_n of_o sin_n in_o render_v the_o article_n thus_o i_o believe_v one_o baptism_n for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o for_o the_o other_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o how_o inconsistent_a it_o be_v with_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n gal._n 5.2.3_o second_o it_o be_v impertinent_a as_o to_o my_o application_n of_o that_o confession_n at_o trent_n for_o i_o allege_v it_o not_o to_o ground_v any_o such_o inference_n upon_o it_o against_o the_o 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